[shakirmoledina]

whoo its now coming even closer to the ds launch price. i really feel like buying one but the games put me off (too far to keep importing games)

[kicknhorse]

None of you thought about this logically.

It could just be that they have a lot of 3DS' in their warehouses as stock and are making room for the Vita's. That's probably all it is seeing as everywhere else sells them cheaper anyway in the US (from what I gather based on your comments).

[FireGrey]

Shops have sales...
Anyway I think a bundle would be a better bang for your buck.

[lostdwarf]

Not getting a 3ds untill next week or the week afterwards so hopefully I can get me one at this price.
Anybody know if this applies to the UK too?

[CrimzonEyed]

Bah, I wish Consoles was as cheap in sweden as in the states

[kicknhorse]

lostdwarf, on 08 February 2012 - 11:15 AM, said:

Not getting a 3ds untill next week or the week afterwards so hopefully I can get me one at this price.
Anybody know if this applies to the UK too?

Probably not, but the average price over here is about £130, and the maximum is £150ish.

If you look around you can get them as cheap as £100 - £120 sometimes. Supermarkets are generally quite cheap.

[Guild McCommunist]

If I had the cash I might bite. I need a new DS anyway.

But I only have like $100 and Mass Effect 3 is reserving 60 of it.

[chartube12]

Actually I think this is for when the pad comes out. It's like your getting a refund for it early.

Edited by chartube12, 08 February 2012 - 03:15 PM.

[purechaos996]

frogboy, on 08 February 2012 - 03:58 AM, said:

Seriously? I just bought it at $170.

Same....Would have only saved $20 but I might have also picked up 3d land if I had that extra $20 to spend...

[DiscostewSM]

I smell new 3DS colors on the way.

[Suprgamr232]

kicknhorse, on 08 February 2012 - 10:18 AM, said:

None of you thought about this logically.

It could just be that they have a lot of 3DS' in their warehouses as stock and are making room for the Vita's. That's probably all it is seeing as everywhere else sells them cheaper anyway in the US (from what I gather based on your comments).

Except for a lot of us if you read the thread through.

Warning! Spoiler inside. 

RoMee, on 08 February 2012 - 04:42 AM, said:

There's this thing stores do called "sales". They do it once in a while to sell stuff.
As you can see it's only for a limited time. 2/7 to 2/12
If it was meant to derail the PS Vita it would go on into the PS vita launch.
And it'll be pretty dumb of gamestop to try to derail/sabotage a product they're trying to selling.

The article is wrong in their speculations.
There's nothing from nintendo or gamestop to confirm their bias and idiotic theory.
This is a sale, nothing more.

Pinkie232, on 08 February 2012 - 04:18 AM, said:

Ehh, bought mine full price the launch week and no have no regrets. I assume it's just a sale though and nothing more.

Nathan Drake, on 08 February 2012 - 08:07 AM, said:

Guys, I don't know if you realize this, but lately, Gamestop has been doing sales. For example, my friend picked up Assassin's Creed: Revelations new for $30 a little while back during one of their sales. Now it's right back up to $60. Regardless, if $20 really makes or breaks your decision to buy a 3DS, then you must have a really hard time getting cash, since at that point, $20 really doesn't make that big of a difference. I will say, it is suspiciously close to when the Vita is supposed to be landing, but as Gamestop is the only one holding the sale in the US only, I don't feel it is a Nintendo "HAHA VITA SUCK ON IT" strategy. The 3DS does plenty well without Nintendo needing to do anything else.

MarvinMar, on 08 February 2012 - 08:22 AM, said:

This is not that big a deal. Every week it seems Target is selling the 3DS for $169 with a free $20 to $30 gift card.
K-Mart and Toys R Us keep doing the same thing.
Last week Best Buy had Skylanders 3DS for $39 but it is now back at $69 and it look to be a permanant drop to $49 at Gamestop and Hastings.
1 store selling something at a discount does not mean Ninetndo is panicking. Do you say the oposit when placeing like Amazon.com engadge in the price gouging that it is doing by selling most Skylanders figs at 3x the price? Activision is not seeing that price increase. There is a margin built into the MSRP. If everyone is selling Skylanders at $7.99 they are making like $2.00 each on them, Selling them at $23 just means they are making $17 on them now.

[Jennyfurr]

I want a pink one but I already bought the Zelda one with the bundle.
I guess it's pretty cool though for those that haven't gotten one yet. I probably won't get a Vita at launch anyway :x

[Skelletonike]

I got mine on release day here, at it's original price of 250€ (which for those who don't know is around 330$) and I don't regret it. <3
Man... I'm really jealous of American prices for consoles. =(

Anyway, it does seem like a good deal, but I don't see many people biting it, the Vita will prolly be good, but so is the 3DS and with the upcomming games in the next months I don't see why someone would swap a still recent console for another one. =S
I'll eventually get a Vita when it's cheap and probably a used one since it'll be even cheaper like that. xP

[heartgold]

Newegg has the dropped the price of the 3DS console to $149.99. Is this Nintendo's doing with Vita's launch just ahead or just usual price matching. Nevertheless a good deal.

Cosmo black:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16878190232&amp;Tpk=78-190-232&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=1312731&SID=

Flame red:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868100082&amp;Tpk=68-100-082&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=1312731&SID=

[Zerosuit connor]

XD Australians only got a $50 drop from the price of $250 so now they are $200.